Soil erosion controlling apparatus



June 1, 1937. RJEO FR Y 2,082,163

SOIL EROSION CONTROLLING APPARATUS Filed June 18, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor w vfiw By w g wfim A tiorneys June 1, 1937. v JEOFFROY 2,982,163

SOIL EROSION CONTROLLING APPARATUS Filed June 18, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented June 1, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SOIL EROSION CONTROLIJNG APPARATUS Roy Jeoifroy, Perryton, Tex.

Application June 18, 1936, Serial No. 86,015

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in implements for treating soil in such a manner as to retard erosion.

The purpose of this implement is to prepare ground for wheat, summer fallow and work up stubble after harvesting, and various other purposes and most particularly in the use of the same on a contour plan of farming. The implement will produce small furrows which will receive and retain moisture as well as listed land.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the character stated which will be of stable construction and not susceptible to the ready development of defects.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 represents a top plan view of the apparatus.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the apparatus. V

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the frame adjusting means.

Referring to the drawings wherein like nu-- merals designate like parts; it can be seen that the apparatus consists of the frame 5 made up of the channeled end members 8-6 and the connecting I-beams 1, 8, and 9. The rear ends of the channel members 6 are bifurcated and the resulting furcations extend above and below portions of the rear I-beam 9 inwardly of theends thereof where the furcations are welded to the I-beam as at ill.

Angle iron members l|ll extend forwardly across the I-beams 1,8 and 9 and forwardlythereof and are braced by additional angle members l2--l2 extending across the aforementioned I- beams and connecting to the forward ends of they angle members I I.

A brace bar l3 has its rear end interposed between the angle members ll--li and is secured shovels i8 secured to the lower ends thereof. The

upper ends are provided with hook members I! for engaging over the forward edges of the lower flanges of the rear I -beam 9. Each of these spring members I! is provided with a clamp plate secured in place by bolts 2i and nuts 22, these clamp plates 20 engaging over the remaining lower flange of the rear I-beam 9. 5

It can be seen that additional spring members I I are provided for the other beams 18 and are secured in the same manner by the hooks l9 and clamp plates 20.

Each of the wheels 23 is provided with a spindle 24 on which the same is mounted and this spindle is carried by the crank 25 of the shaft 28 which is Journaled through bearings 21 on the I-beam I, which bearings are welded in place as at 28.

An arcuate rack 29 is secured by leg members 30 to each of the end channel members 6. Each of these racks 29 is provided with a control lever- 3! provided with a forked portion 32 straddling the rack and being pivotally connected to one of the legs 30 as at 33. A detent 3,4 includinga transverse pin 35 is spring-pressed so that the pin 35 will normally engage in the teeth of the rack 29. The fork 32 has a link member 36 pivotally connected thereto and depending to pivotally connect the angle member 31 which in turn is welded to the crank 25.

It can be seen, that by actuating the lever 3!,

proper adjustment of the frame 5 above the wheels 23 can be accomplished with the resulting relationship of the shovels l8 with respect to the ground.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood and extending forwardly from the frame in close spaced parallel relation to each other, a hitch member havingits upper end secured to the forward end of the angle bars and between the same, and a brace bar extensionrearwardly from the lower end of the hitch member and having its rear end secured to the said angle bars at a point between the intermediate portions thereof.

ROY JEOFFROY. 

